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2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season

The 2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in Kaohsiung City. The Steelers are coached by DeMarcus Berry in his first year as head coach.[1]

Kaohsiung Steelers
2021–22 season
PresidentHuang Che-Kuan
General ManagerChang Chih-Yen
Head CoachDeMarcus Berry (fired)
Hung Chi-Chao (interim)
Slavoljub Gorunovic (interim)
ArenaFengshan Arena
P. League+9-20(.310)
Scoring leaderLu Cheng-Ju(16.30)
Rebounding leaderChen Yu-Wei(4.25)
Assists leaderChen Yu-Wei(5.14)
Highest home attendance5,013
(December 25, 2021)
Lowest home attendance2,137
(April 16, 2022)
Average home attendance3,930
Biggest winSteelers 84-64 Pilots
(December 18, 2021)
Steelers 100-80 Kings
(April 30, 2022)
Biggest defeatSteelers 70-100 Kings
(February 20, 2022)
Steelers 76-106 Kings
(May 14, 2022)
All statistics correct as of May 29, 2022.

On March 19, head coach DeMarcus Berry was fired after a seven straight loss, he was replaced by assistant coach Hung Chi-Chao on an interim basis.[2]

Draft

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Main article: 2021 P. League+ draft
Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team
1 2 Chen Yu-Wei G Local NTNU
1 5 Lin Jyun-Hao F Local NTUA
1 8 Lan Shao-Fu C Local NTSU
2 9 Liu Chun-Ting F Local UCH
3 13 Cheng Te-Wei F Local SHU
4 15 Matthew Yang G Overseas Chinese Taichung Dreamers Academy
5 16 Austin Derrick C Foreign Student UCH

The Steelers acquired 2021 first-round draft pick from Formosa Taishin Dreamers in exchange for $500000 cash considerations.[3] The second rounder, Liu Chun-Ting had joined Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[4]

Standings

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Team GP W L PCT
z − Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 30 20 10 .667
x − Formosa Taishin Dreamers 30 19 11 .633
x − Taipei Fubon Braves 30 18 12 .600
x − New Taipei Kings 30 16 14 .533
Kaohsiung Steelers 29 9 20 .310
Taoyuan Pilots 29 7 22 .241

Roster

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2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 0   Austin Derrick 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 28 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 Chien Hsin Tech
G 4   Chen Yu-Wei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (1999-12-29)29 December 1999 NTNU
G 6   Chou Yi-Hsiang 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 33 – (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 SLCC
F 7   Chang Po-Wei (S) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 NTUA
G 8   Wang Lu-Hsiang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 CCUT
C 10   Wang Po-Chih 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 27 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
F 11   Lin Jyun-Hao 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 NTUA
F 12   Cheng Te-Wei 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1995-10-08)8 October 1995 SHU
F 13   Lu Cheng-Ju (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 38 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
G 15   Lu Che-Yi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 I-Shou
F 20   Anthony Bennett (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 UNLV
C 23   Lan Shao-Fu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 NTSU
F 24   Taylor Braun (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 North Dakota State
G 30     Matthew Yang 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 UCLA
C 34   Keith Benson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 35 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 Oakland
G 63   Peng Chun-Yen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 34 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 MingDao
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Chen Sheng-Chuan
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Bao Chun-Hsin
  •   An Che-Wei (assistant)
Team manager
  •   Shen Chiu-Chan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured
Updated: 28 April, 2022

Game log

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Preseason

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2021 preseason game log
Total: 1-2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 13 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 89-102 Lu Cheng-Ju (17) Cheng Te-Wei (7)
Lan Shao-Fu (7)		 Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena
4,125		 0-1
2 November 14 Taipei Fubon Braves W 95-89 Lu Cheng-Ju (35) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Chen Yu-Wei (6)
Wang Lu-Hsiang (6)
Peng Chun-Yen (6)		 Fengshan Arena
4,866		 1-1
3 November 21 @New Taipei Kings L 82-100 Chen Yu-Wei (18) Lin Jyun-Hao (9) Cheng Te-Wei (3)
Lu Cheng-Ju (3)		 National Taiwan University Sports Center
3,087		 1-2

Regular season

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2021–22 regular season game log
Total: 9-20 (Home: 5–10; Road: 4–10)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 5 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 82-107 Anthony Tucker (17)
Keith Benson (17)		 Keith Benson (15) Anthony Tucker (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,062		 0-1
2 December 12 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 95-105 Anthony Tucker (21) Keith Benson (10) Anthony Tucker (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
4,657		 0-2
3 December 18 @Taoyuan Pilots W 84-64 Keith Benson (27) Keith Benson (17) Anthony Tucker (8) National Taiwan Sport University Multipurpose Gymnasium
3,288		 1-2
4 December 25 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 104-106 Anthony Tucker (27) Taylor Braun (12) Anthony Tucker (10) Fengshan Arena
5,013		 1-3
5 December 26 Taoyuan Pilots L 70-86 Keith Benson (18) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (3) Fengshan Arena
3,229		 1-4
6 January 8 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 98-97 Wang Po-Chih (25) Keith Benson (9) Taylor Braun (11) Hsinchu County Stadium
4,234		 2-4
7 January 14 Taoyuan Pilots L 94-101 Keith Benson (28) Keith Benson (12) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena
3,011		 2-5
8 January 16 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 82-89 Anthony Tucker (22) Taylor Braun (14) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000		 2-6
9 January 21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 105-92 Lu Cheng-Ju (32) Keith Benson (14) Chen Yu-Wei (10)
Taylor Braun (10)		 Fengshan Arena
3,952		 3-6
10 January 23 Taipei Fubon Braves W 94-82 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (9)
Taylor Braun (9)		 Taylor Braun (11) Fengshan Arena
4,798		 4-6
11 February 13 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 68-74 Lu Cheng-Ju (16) Keith Benson (13) Taylor Braun (6) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000		 4-7
12 February 19 Taipei Fubon Braves L 87-106 Keith Benson (19) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (7) Fengshan Arena
4,382		 4-8
13 February 20 New Taipei Kings L 70-100 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Fengshan Arena
4,018		 4-9
PPD February 27 @New Taipei Kings Postponed[5]
14 March 5 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 87-97 Anthony Bennett (20) Keith Benson (12) Peng Chun-Yen (9) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,035		 4-10
15 March 12 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 95-103 Lu Cheng-Ju (23) Anthony Bennett (18) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Fengshan Arena
4,325		 4-11
16 March 13 New Taipei Kings L 93-98 Anthony Bennett (29) Anthony Bennett (15) Chen Yu-Wei (10) Fengshan Arena
4,123		 4-12
17 March 18 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 91-111 Manny Harris (40) Manny Harris (10) Manny Harris (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,875		 4-13
18 March 20 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 88-109 Manny Harris (32) Keith Benson (12) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000		 4-14
19 March 26 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 95-80 Chen Yu-Wei (29) Manny Harris (14) Chou Yi-Hsiang (4) Fengshan Arena
4,812		 5-14
20 March 27 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 96-107 Manny Harris (30) Anthony Bennett (20) Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena
4,532		 5-15
21 April 2 @New Taipei Kings L 94-105 Anthony Bennett (36) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (10) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,333		 5-16
22 April 4 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 97-113 Taylor Braun (27) Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,955		 5-17
23 April 10 @Taoyuan Pilots W 107-102 Anthony Bennett (39) Anthony Bennett (19) Chen Yu-Wei (7)
Taylor Braun (7)		 Taoyuan Arena
1,936		 6-17
24 April 16 Taoyuan Pilots L 104-106(OT) Taylor Braun (29) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
2,137		 6-18
25 April 17 Taipei Fubon Braves L 87-109 Lu Cheng-Ju (21) Anthony Bennett (14) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
4,563		 6-19
26 April 24 @New Taipei Kings W 101-92 Anthony Bennett (37) Anthony Bennett (19) Taylor Braun (11) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,012		 7-19
27 April 30 New Taipei Kings W 100-80 Anthony Bennett (28) Anthony Bennett (20) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
3,215		 8-19
28 May 1 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 120-103 Anthony Bennett (35) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena
2,843		 9-19
PPD May 7 @Taoyuan Pilots Postponed[6]
29 May 14 @New Taipei Kings L 76-106 Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (12) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,194		 9-20
PPD May 16 @Taoyuan Pilots Postponed[7]

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  2P%  2-point field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Led the league

Regular season

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Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Austin Derrick 10 06:32 1.80 45.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.20 0.30 0.20 0.20
Anthony Tucker 6 41:25 20.17 50.91% 27.69% 55.00% 8.83 6.50 2.00 0.00
Manny Harris 4 40:27 29.25 47.06% 26.47% 91.30% 9.50 3.50 3.00 0.50
Chen Yu-Wei 28 38:33 13.04 45.42% 31.00% 72.97% 4.25 5.14 2.25 0.32
Chou Yi-Hsiang 9 40:50 12.56 40.43% 28.99% 68.18% 4.89 3.00 1.00 0.00
Chang Po-Wei Did not play[8][9]
Wang Lu-Hsiang 23 19:43 5.83 42.59% 30.00% 100.00% 1.48 0.87 0.43 0.04
Wang Po-Chih 20 18:26 6.50 41.56% 37.78% 60.00% 4.10 1.05 0.30 0.20
Lin Jyun-Hao 22 08:19 1.64 41.67% 8.33% 50.00% 1.32 0.32 0.23 0.18
Cheng Te-Wei 17 16:12 3.35 29.55% 27.27% 44.44% 2.59 0.82 1.06 0.18
Lu Cheng-Ju 23 38:27 16.30 48.48% 30.18% 62.16% 3.78 2.30 1.35 0.52
Lu Che-Yi 26 16:31 5.15 36.84% 31.31% 72.22% 3.08 1.23 0.81 0.12
Anthony Bennett 13 34:46 25.23 60.93% 31.63% 78.46% 14.08 1.77 1.38 1.08
Lan Shao-Fu 24 18:54 6.96 43.16% 35.29% 61.90% 3.08 0.38 0.46 0.29
Taylor Braun 17 39:56 14.41 43.16% 36.04% 72.50% 9.94 8.41 1.88 0.24
Matthew Yang 11 06:48 1.36 33.33% 15.38% 50.00% 1.45 0.18 0.36 0.00
Keith Benson 15 34:08 18.00 53.24% 11.11% 50.75% 13.47 1.27 1.07 0.87
Peng Chun-Yen 17 17:19 2.29 34.78% 20.00% 41.67% 2.59 2.71 1.35 0.00

Transactions

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Trades

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October 21, 2021[11] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Peng Chun-Yen
 To Taoyuan Pilots
  • 2023 first-round pick
October 27, 2021[12] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Wang Lu-Hsiang
 To Taipei Fubon Braves
  • 2022 first-round pick

Free Agency

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Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
June 25, 2021 Anthony Tucker — Formosa Taishin Dreamers [13]
June 28, 2021 Wang Po-Chih — Formosa Taishin Dreamers [14]
July 1, 2021 Chang Po-Wei — Taipei Fubon Braves [15]
July 13, 2021 Lu Cheng-Ju 3-year contract, worth unknown Yulon Luxgen Dinos [16]
August 11, 2021 Chen Yu-Wei — NTNU Master [17]
August 16, 2021 Lin Jyun-Hao — NTUA Sharks [18]
August 18, 2021 Cheng Te-Wei — SHU Tigers [19]
August 23, 2021 Lan Shao-Fu — NTSU [20]
August 25, 2021 Matthew Yang — Taichung Dreamers Academy [21]
September 16, 2021 Austin Derrick — UCH [22]
October 1, 2021 Keith Benson —  BC Levski Sofia [23]
October 15, 2021 Lu Che-Yi — Hsinchu JKO Lioneers [24]
October 26, 2021 Taylor Braun —  Maccabi Haifa B.C. [25]
February 9, 2022 Anthony Bennett —  Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. [26]
February 16, 2022 Chou Yi-Hsiang —  Beijing Ducks [27]
March 2, 2022 Manny Harris —  AEK B.C. [28]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
February 8, 2022 Anthony Tucker released Taichung Wagor Suns [29][30]
April 1, 2022 Manny Harris injury Kaohsiung Steelers [31]

Awards

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End-of-Season Awards

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Recipient Award Ref.
Chen Yu-Wei Steals Leader [32]
PLG All-Defensive Team [33]
Rookie of the Year [34]
All-PLG Team [35]
Lu Cheng-Ju All-PLG Team [35]

Players of the Month

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Recipient Award Month awarded Ref.
Lu Cheng-Ju January Most Valuable Player January [36]

Players of the Week

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Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Preseason Lu Cheng-Ju November 13 - November 14 [37]
Week 6 Wang Po-Chih January 7 - January 9 [38]
Week 8 Lu Cheng-Ju January 21 - January 23 [39]
Week 20 Chen Yu-Wei April 29 - May 1 [40]

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